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Jeff Sessions talks with the media as he campaigns at a Jefferson County GOP candidate pancake breakfast, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Trump attacks Sessions ahead of primary runoff for US Senate

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

Florida Senate OKs compensation for former death row inmate

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Rep. Angela Cockerham, I-Magnolia, left, presents House Bill 158, which would require colleges and universities to adopt a comprehensive policy regarding the institution's response to sexual assault for college students during a meeting of House Judiciary B Committee while committee member Jill Ford, R-Madison, listens, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The measure passed the committee as legislators face a deadline for committees to report on general bills originating in their own house. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi legislators whittle list of bills under deadline

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2019 file photo, Assemblyman Brian Maienschein smiles at a news conference where he announced he was switching party registration from Republican to Democratic in Sacramento, Calif. California voters are picking through 101 legislative contests Tuesday, from a battle between two Democratic dynasties to nasty infighting among outnumbered Republicans. The top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election, regardless of party affiliation. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Dynasties, infighting mark California legislative battles

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Sen. J.B. Jennings, a Republican who is the Maryland Senate minority leader, talks to reporters about a measure he supports to expand the governor's powers to fight violent crime in Baltimore on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 in Annapolis, Md. Sen. Stephen Hershey, the Senate minority whip, is standing right. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Bill would expand Maryland governor’s powers to fight crime

By BRIAN WITTE - Associated Press

Jeff Sessions visits with supporters prior to his watch-party speech, as he and his supporters watch results come in from Alabama's state primary, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Jeff Sessions, Tommy Tuberville head to runoff in Alabama senate race

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions campaigns for Alabama's Senate seat at the Blue Plate restaurant Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Huntsville, Ala. Sessions faces a competitive primary Tuesday as he seeks to reclaim the U.S. Senate seat he held for 20 years. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Alabama Senate hopefuls make final case to voters

By BY KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 6, 2019, file photo, Ted Sandmann, left, and his attorney Todd McMurtry speak with reporters in Frankfort, Ky., about a bill moving through the state legislature that would make it a crime to share personally identifying information about a minor online with the intent of harassment or intimidation. Sandmann is the father of Nick Sandmann, a student at Covington Catholic High School who was vilified online for his interaction with a Native American protester in Washington. The Kentucky Senate passed legislation Monday, March 2, 2020, that would make it a crime to spread personal information of a minor online with the intent to harass, abuse or frighten. (AP Photo/Adam Beam, File)

Senate OK’s bill to protect minors from online harassment

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

E-Verify proposals advance to Florida House, Senate floors

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

Sen. Thom Tillis is facing some fierce competition from Democrats in his reelection campaign. The first-term senator has President Trump's endorsement. (Associated Press)

North Carolina Democratic candidates fight to take on Thom Tillis for Senate seat

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 12, 2020, photo, former Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions talks with the Montgomery Advertiser while campaigning for the U.S. Senate seat in Montgomery, Ala. Sessions is part of a crowded GOP primary field competing to challenge U.S. Sen. Doug Jones. (Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Presidential, Senate races on Alabama’s Super Tuesday ballot

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Gov. Northam-backed gun control bills pass in Virginia

Associated Press

Maryland lawmaker wants youth educated on risk of gambling

By KEVIN BROWN of Capital News Service - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Kevin, McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2019. Mr. McCarthy is circulating a discharge petition among fellow House members in an attempt to get H.R. 962, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, out of committee and on to the House floor for a vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

House Democrats block for 80th time born-alive bill requiring care for botched-abortion survivors

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

What’s dead, what’s likely to become law in South Dakota

By STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press

Georgia Senate panel eyes 50-cent tax on ride hailing, taxis

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Senators Vincent Sheheen, D-Camden, and Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, talk on the opening day of South Carolina's 2020 legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC senator backs down, education bill vote may be next week

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, file photo, Sen. Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega, speaks from the well on the floor of the Georgia State Senate in Atlanta. A Georgia Senate bill, sponsored by Gooch and backed by Republicans, aims to take on the tall task of limiting lawsuits in state courts, citing high legal costs faced by businesses. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Georgia Senate bill aims to limit lawsuits in the state

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

In this image from video, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks on the Senate floor about the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. The Senate will vote on the Articles of Impeachment on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5. (Senate Television via AP)

Mitch McConnell: Chuck Schumer playing ‘partisan political attacks’ with coronavirus

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Arizona House OKs limiting initiatives to one subject

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press